Re: What did you do to or for or with your Laverda today?

Damn near put the feckin' thing on ebay today when I discovered that the 'glass' over the clocks has started to crack*.  WHY OH FECKIN' WHY IS THAT HAPPENING???

On a lighter note I ordered up a spring and ball bearing for my Mikunis choke shaft.  Off to Dundee on it tomorrow, hope it holds together long enough to get me home.  How much is a BMW1200RS anyway?

*mind you, it has on my Mercedes too, perhaps it's just me... ::)
 
Over fettling?  That fecker needs attention like Kim Kardashian needs botox.  Still, few hundred miles tomorrow and then Chester and back next month (will top 1000 miles with a quick trip to Wales) should teach it a lesson...
 
Took a ride yesterday to the vintage short track races.

Ran into an ex-Laverda dealer from the area, sez he still has a green 1975 3C, gave up his dealership in the late 70's, only triple he sold was the one he bought for himself. Sold about 15-20 750's before closing to take up a law profession. Good guy, we have similar bikes, Astros, Darmahs, Laverdas...

Then my fellow Italian bike cohort showed up on his MV which only comes out in the most pristine weather. Rode back south with him on some new (to me) roads.

A good day out. Figures this happens on the day I leave the helmet cam at home.

Wayne
 

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sorting out a 76 triple head, was cracked through to the spark plug seats

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wish it was still 1982, could just order a new replacement head from the factory, lot of work involved repairing some of these heads
got rid of the spark plug thread issue  :o


 
redax5 said:
wish it was still 1982, could just order a new replacement head from the factory, lot of work involved repairing some of these heads
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Still available off the shelf in the late 90s!  Remember fitting a couple around '97.  Wasn't plug'n'play though, the factory managed to fuck up several valve seats.  Perhaps we got the junk from the rejects bin.

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Gave it a good 430km spanking today down to Dundee and back.  Came through Glenshee (pic) and then over the Lecht to the Spey Valley on the way back.  It was blowing a real hooley, really quite difficult to keep it going in a straight line.  The road through Glenshee is great fun, but has some tricky sections as well as being very bumpy- not a good place to be blown off course, but due to the almost complete lack of traffic still enjoyable.

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Fitted the detent ball bearing and spring to my Mikunis today.  Carefully marked and then ground a new hole for the ball to locate in on the shaft- a Dremel with a pointy grindstone did it- very hard stuff that shaft.  All going fine, shaft slides in but I didn't check where the bigger indents were that located the choke tang screws.  Ping!  In the ball bearing went and could I move the shaft, could I feck!  FFF and then some!  Spent half a day trying to move the shaft- thought I had wrecked an expensive carb body :o :o :o  Managed to get it out eventually, put the shaft back in and fortunately my new locating hole was in the right place.  PHEW!

Hopefully having the ball and spring in there will cut down on choke plunger damage...

Feckin'old bikes.
 
Old bike with non standard carbs that were incomplete.
Hardly the bike's fault, no?
 
Don't worry, it won't be offended  :D  I can see the logic of omitting the spring and ball, but I think my bike has some wierd 'sideways' vibes around 2500 to 3000rpm that are knocking out the brass bits- no way that could be predicted, and it ain't apparent from the saddle so it's sensible to put the missing bits back in.  The tangs are slightly off the shoulder of the plungers now and the whole assembly is much less wobbly.   

 
Checked Clyde's valve clearances.  has now clocked over 10,000 miles & still looks tidy enough  (bigthumb)
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& it's going to be a sad day when i wave goodbye to my faithful comrade Clyde.  :(  ho-bloody-hum
 
Grant said:
You're selling it?  :o 
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Yes    :'(

<edit>>  reminiscing.  heading back from the Island Classic in 2014.  Clyde and i enjoyed every mile down to Phillip Island and every mile back home.
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It's what we both love to do.  Out along the road alone.
 
Reggie, i've been pondering the years ahead.  Yes, i need to seek help?  :-\
Anyhow, the remaining number of years is not infinite, unfortunately, and things will need to change.
I have 6 motor-bicycles which include the 3 Laverda's that are running and on the road.  I don't 'need' them all.
& SeFFie my '74 SF2 is a keeper.

 
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